Vallejo police shoot, wound robbery suspect

The incident began at about 12:47 a.m. when officers were dispatched to the Coconut Grove Bar, 905 Lincoln Road East, to reports of an armed robbery involving three suspects, one of whom was armed with a chrome revolver, police said in a statement released Saturday morning.

The suspects were believed to have headed toward Springs Road, police said.

After searching the area, officers saw three people matching the description of the robbery suspects in the parking lot of the Blue Rock Inn, 2015 Springs Road, police said.

When officers approached the group, one man fled while reaching into his waistband, pulling out "a silver aluminum object" and turning to the pursuing officer, police said.

Fearing for his life, the officer then pulled out his weapon and fired a single shot, striking the man with a non-life threatening wound, police said.

The suspect was taken to a local hospital to be treated. He is also wanted for a felony warrant out of San Francisco, police said.

Following protocol, the officer who fired the shot has been placed on paid administrative leave and the Solano County District Attorney's Office and the Vallejo Police Department are conducting a joint investigation of the incident.

No more details were released Saturday night, though more are expected in the next few days, police said.

The incident marks the fourth officer-involved shooting of the year. The first three were fatal.

The first was on March 20, when police shot and killed William Heinze, 42, who had barricaded himself inside a friend's home after waving a gun around in the neighborhood. This was followed by the June 4 shooting of Timothy John Walker, 40, who reportedly pointed a modified flare gun at officers in the Marina.

The third incident occurred four days later when a Vallejo police officer opened fire on Muhammed Naas, 57, who raised his gun at the officer after reportedly shooting and killing his wife Nadia Duwebi, 49, outside their computer repair store.